# US 8,770,477 B2 · Method for identifying the georgrapic location of a router

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- Number: US 8,770,477 B2
- Document ID: US8770477B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/479,235
- Filed: 2012-05-23
- Published: 2012-09-27
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2005-04-26
- Applicants: Guy Hefetz
- Inventors: Guy Hefetz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770477B2

## CPC

- G06Q 20/4015: {using location information}
- G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]}
- G06Q 20/40: Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
- G06Q 20/4014: {Identity check for transactions}
- G06Q 20/4016: {involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing}
- G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions
- H04M 15/8033: {location-dependent, e.g. business or home}
- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

The invention provides a method and system for determining the geographical location of an Internet router, or of an IP address associated with the router. The method obtains the geographical location of a wireless communication device, while it is in communication with a web site via a router, and assigns that location to the router.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method of locating the geographical location of an Internet router IP Address using the geographical location of a wireless communication device of an Internet user; while said wireless communication device is in communication with a web site via said router; the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
a) while said wireless communication device is accessing said web site via said router, obtaining said router's IP address and a geographical location of said router IP address;
b) requesting and receiving the geographical location of the wireless communication device; and
c) if the distance between the geographical location of the router IP address and the geographical location of the wireless communication device is more than predetermined value, authenticating the Internet user's identity with the Internet user, and if the authentication is successful, locating said router's IP address at the geographical location of said wireless communication device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one step of determining a geographic location using said wireless communication device, comprises use of at least one system selected from the group consisting of:
a) Global Positioning Systems (GPS);
b) Galileo;
c) WiMAX;
d) WiFi;
e) Bluetooth;
f) MIMO;
g) UWB;
h) RFID;
i) Cellular triangulation;
j) Cellular base stations; and
k) Cellular antennas.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said wireless communication device is least one device selected from the group consisting of:
a) computers;
b) mobile wireless terminals;
c) smart phones;
d) mobile computers;
e) laptop computers;
f) Personal Digital Assistants (“PDAs ”);
g) mobile telephones;
h) mobile voice devices;
i) devices with wireless Internet capability;
j) mini-laptops; and
k) other devices with computing and wireless communication capability.